France to honor local veteran

2:33 PM,
Nov. 11, 2012

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Democrat staff report

The French Legion of Honor medal will be presented Tuesday to retired Lt. Col. Terrell E. Yon of Blountstown.

On May 4, 2012, by decree of the president of the French Republic, Yon, 93, was appointed a chevalier of the Legion of Honor for his contributions as a fighter pilot to the United States' decisive role in the liberation of France during World War II.

The medal will be presented by Gael de Maisonneuve, consul general of France in Miami, and Brig. Gen. Bruno Caitucoli, defense attaché in Washington D.C., who served as a fighter pilot in Desert Storm. ...